Overview
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Product:
- acoustic guitars
Series name:
Dates of manufacture:
1902 to 1907
GIBSON produced the MODEL O between 1902 and 1907. It was one of Gibson's first mass produced models following the Orville Gibson's sale of his one-man company. Several sizes were available: standard (12" wide), concert (13" wide) and grand concert (16" wide). They also came with varying levels of ornamentation, binding and inlay (from the basic O, through O1, O2 to the fanciest O3). It initially had a paddle shaped headstock, this was changed to a slotted headstock in 1906
The Gibson Style O was radically changed in 1908 incorporating some design features of Gibson’s F-style mandolins, like the body scroll. This model became known as the Style O Artist in 1911 (see the page for the Style O Artist).
Specifications (21)
Body
Body back material | walnut body back |
Body shape features | archtop |
Body sides material | walnut body sides |
Body style | archtop |
Body top material | spruce body top |
Soundhole rosette | wood inlay rosette |
Soundhole | oval soundhole |
Neck
Body fret | Neck joins body at 12th fret |
Headstock inlays or logos | pearl headstock inlay/logo |
Neck joint | set neck |
Neck material | mahogany neck, maple neck |
Number of frets | 21 fret |
Peghead (headstock) | bound headstock, paddle headstock, slotted (open) headstock |
Hardware
Bridge pins | pearl dot pins |
Bridge | rosewood bridge |
Tuners | friction tuners |
Fretboard
Fingerboard inlay material | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
Fingerboard material | rosewood fingerboard |
Fingerboard position markers | dot fingerboard position markers |
General
Finish colors | black finish |
Number of strings | 6 strings |